1. Kiki --

1. Kiki -- Reform agenda halted? 1 x 26 48pt NCSB

Autonomy and the reform agenda

By Hermawan Sulistyo

JAKARTA (JP): The initial "reform agenda" proposed by concerned scholars and college students in the early stages of the Indonesian transition in 1998 was not only intended to include the eradication of corruption, collusion and nepotism.

2. REfugee -- Only a 'Marshal Plan' can bring stability to Afghanistan 1 x 42 36pt optima bold

Aid the only solution for Afghanistan

By Felicity Lawrence

LONDON: Shortly after the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991, I helped conduct a survey for the United Nations of the nutritional status of Afghan refugees who had fled to the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

3. 4Beijing -- Beijing braced for fallout from U.S. strikes 1 X 35 36pt NCSB

China on the lookout for U.S. moves

By Ching Cheong

SINGAPORE: The imminent U.S. military operation against Afghanistan has upset China's strategic interests in Central Asia and threatened the security of its western frontier, prompting the Chinese military to watch every American move warily.